Dr Seuss and Disney lookalikes, Schoolies good behaviour and Toolies wilder-than-ever antics- Diary of a Surfers bartender part 3

A Surfers Paradise nightclub bartender shares this year’s surprise Schoolies behaviour while giving Toolies antics a big thumbs down. Read her diary.

In the agonising lead up, I dread the three weeks of Schoolies, and usually those three weeks live up to my worst expectations and nightmares as a hospitality worker.

A constant barrage of cutting people off, kicking people out and telling teenagers to behave themselves is what I was expecting from this year’s leavers during their festivities but I could not have been more wrong.

While I was personally pleased with the lack of usually appalling behaviour, there were some that were disappointed by the caliber of Schoolies this year, calling them tame and boring.

However, I can report while the school leavers displayed uncharacteristic maturity in their celebrations, this year’s Toolies were wilder than ever.

On Saturday night, while standing at my post in reception, my eyes were assaulted with drunk Dr. Seuss characters and one surprisingly aggravated Disney-looking individual.

Not only was I inhaling enough second-hand cigarette smoke to leave my throat scratchy the next morning but I was also left in stitches after watching the intoxicated Toolies.

While Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat only has Thing 1 and Thing 2, I was privy to three ‘Things’ on the weekend, the third of which was vomiting in a bush at 9pm.

Classy.

More peculiar was a man who looked eerily like Disney’s Aladdin trying to start a physical altercation with next door’s security guard after being escorted out.

His angry gesturing was quite comical and in that moment my only thought was that he was just missing a monkey on his shoulder to complete the bizarre picture.

While I am not one to judge someone’s fashion choices, I must say, as I watched him storming away in his parachute pants and vest I did chuckle to myself ever so slightly.

Based on my observations in the past three weeks alone, a lot of Gold Coast Schoolies have avoided the dangerous drinking and balcony hopping stereotypes of previous years, instead opting for a few “cheeky bevvys” and a dance before turning in for the night.

Speculation that Bali may be overtaking the Gold Coast as the most popular Schoolies destination appears to be coming to fruition if the tamer, quieter Surfers Paradise vibe is any indicator.

In my, not-so-professional, opinion I wouldn’t be terribly upset if the amount of ballsy teenagers significantly reduced in numbers over the coming years, but hey - that’s just me.